20 05, 2022

Rainbow Beach Hostel, A Gem in Dominical

2022-06-13T17:23:00+00:00May 20th, 2022|Categories: Central America, Hostels, Resorts, Hotels and Excursions, The Epic Adventure Blog|0 Comments

When Patrick and I left Corcovado and started making our way north we happened upon a cool little beach town called Dominical.  We spent the first night at Piramys Hostel which was like a giant pirate ship (read the review here), and we fell in love with that little town. We were headed down to [...]

19 05, 2022

Piramys Life Hostel in Dominical

2022-06-13T17:23:13+00:00May 19th, 2022|Categories: Central America, Hostels, Resorts, Hotels and Excursions, The Epic Adventure Blog|0 Comments

I'm still not sure what to think of this Hostel... We booked online at Hostel World because the reviews said that although it was a dump, the vibe was amazing.  They weren't wrong on either account... First, the dump.  The place was filty, food all over the kitchen, bugs, laundry hanging everywhere, the staff was [...]

15 05, 2022

Exploring Corcovado at Bolita Rainforest Hostel

2022-06-15T17:44:43+00:00May 15th, 2022|Categories: Central America, Hostels, Resorts, Hotels and Excursions, The Epic Adventure Blog|0 Comments

There are few places on earth like Corcovado National Park in Costa Rica.  In fact, the "last frontier" of the Osa Penisula is literally the most biodiverse place in the world! The Peninsula is estimated to house 2.5% of the biodiversity of the entire world – while covering less than a thousandth of a percent of [...]

12 05, 2022

Capital Hostel De Ciudad in San Jose, Costa Rica

2022-06-13T17:19:23+00:00May 12th, 2022|Categories: Central America, Hostels, Resorts, Hotels and Excursions, The Epic Adventure Blog|0 Comments

My first stop in Costa Rica was Capital Hostel De Ciudad in San Jose and it was a perfect choice!  The Hostel is in a great location of San Jose and you can walk the streets around it and find great restaurants, shopping and anything you need. The Hostel itself is a gem!  Clean, neat, [...]

26 03, 2022

Five Things I’ve observed by living in Phuket, Thailand

2022-03-26T07:00:45+00:00March 26th, 2022|Categories: Thailand, The Epic Adventure Blog|0 Comments

What is Transportation like in Thailand? Scooters, scooters and more scooters- 90% of the automobiles on the road in Thailand are scooters/motor bikes. In fact, you can rent one for only about $6 a day. Forget about large fancy gas stations, here,they sell gas on the side of the road in small glass bottles. For 30B, [...]

12 02, 2022

Our Experience of the Thailand Sandbox Program

2022-02-12T10:37:29+00:00February 12th, 2022|Categories: Thailand, The Epic Adventure Blog|0 Comments

We had been living in South Africa for 3 months and looking for a country to go to next when we read about the Thailand Sandbox Program, a way for vaccinated travelers to enter certain regions of the country without a quarantine period.  It was quite an exhausting program and so we thought we would detail [...]

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